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LIVING WELL PROGRAMMESMINDFULNESS APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
PATIENTS AND PRACTICE BENEFITSThe evidence of success - an executive summary
THEBREATHWORKSFOUNDATION
working to ease human suffering
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Executive Summary
Why should I read this?
Many medical professionals are frustrated by the limitations in helping those suffering from long term pain and otherchronic conditions. Others are anxious to implement cost effective methods of helping patients whether they are relianton drug based approaches, on waiting lists or simply wanting to take control of their own well-being. This document,and the related links, describes some of the evidence supporting the effectiveness of mindfulness based approaches bothfor the patient and potentially for your practice or authority. It builds on existing evidence of effectiveness used in NICEguidelines of mindfulness based cognitive therapy for the treatment of depression (which frequently accompanies manypain and chronic conditions) and illustrates how your patients can benefit.
The evidence
The evidence base is expanding concerning the effectiveness of a mindfulness based approach to the management of pain and chronic illness. (For more details see
Associated
Article 1
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The Evidence base for Mindfulness basedInterventions for Chronic Pain
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on research page of Breathworks website: www.breathworks-mindfulness.co.uk)Evidence deriving from randomised controlled trials, longitudinal studies and service evaluation provide positiveindications of the benefits of this approach. The Breathworks Foundation research agenda, in collaboration withacademic institutions, medical and other health professionals, critically evaluates the clinical significance of theBreathworks approach for patients, practitioners and service commissioners.
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What next?
After seeing the evidence and understanding the implications for your practice of mindfulness skills and techniques, if you want to know more about how mindfulness approaches can work for you and your patients, simply call theBreathworks Foundation on +44 (0) 161 834 1110 or email info@breathworks.co.uk and our experienced team can helpyou develop your own programmes. Alternatively attend one of our special workshops for health care professionals,which are held regularly throughout the UK. (Full details atwww.breathworks-mindfulness.co.uk)
August 2009
The Breathworks Foundation
Evidence of success
Table of Contents
Mindfulness based approaches
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Breathworks
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The Evidence
4Participant Comments
4Quantitative
5Results
8Breathworks Evaluation Questionnaire
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Bibliography
Useful Contacts
The Breathworks Foundation
Evidence of success1
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